A cleverly produced Tim Pawlenty ad features a football referee who blows the whistle on Mike Hatch's purported tax hikes. But the ref makes a questionable call -- deliberately creating a false impression. Watch The Video More Reality Check More Political News More Election 2006 News
A cleverly produced Tim Pawlenty ad features a football referee who blows the whistle on Mike Hatch's purported tax hikes. But the ref makes a questionable call -- deliberately creating a false impression. More Reality Check More Political News More Political News
Officials with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system are hoping to shift some of the funding burden away from students and back to the state now that the fiscal picture is improving. More Education News More Political News More Local News
The average Midwestern television news broadcast devotes 36 seconds to election coverage during a 30-minute newscast, according to a new University of Wisconsin study released Thursday. The study, conducted by the UW NewsLab and UW political science professor Kenneth Goldstein, analyzed newscasts in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois between Sept. 7 and Oct. 6. It reviewed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Television stations in the Midwest generally spend more time teasing or introducing stories than they do covering elections, according to a study released Thursday.
Mike Hatch, DFL Candidate for Minnesota governor, says Republican Tim Pawlenty cut funding for crime fighting during his four years in office. But does the television ad making that claim stand up to scrutiny? Watch The Video More Of Pat Kessler's Reality Check More Election 2006 News More Political News
Corporate executive. Fox News television producer. Political aide. Gubernatorial campaign spokeswoman. DFLer. Tammy Lee has been all of the above. Now she's picked a new direction. Lee, 35, is hoping to become the first member of Congress elected under the Independence Party banner. She lives in Golden Valley with her 3-year-old daughter Lissa and said she believes dissatisfaction with Congress
MADISON, Wis. — An average of 36 seconds per broadcast is all that election coverage has warranted on local evening news in nine top Midwestern markets since Labor Day, a study released Thursday found.
(KAAL) -- One of Minnesota's two major political parties is a little unique. Instead of the Democratic Party, we have the DFL. 6 NEWS FIRST reporter Tom Murray has a bit of a history lesson for us, and tells us why the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party exists.
